Unit3FamilymattersⅠ.閱讀理解Whetheryouliveinahouse,cottage,flatorrentedproperty,youallloveandtreasureyourhomes—soprotectingyourpropertywithacomprehensivehomeinsurancepolicyshouldbeapriority.Butwhatshouldyouconsiderwhenpurchasingyournexthomeinsurancepolicy?Herearesomekeypoints.VALUEYOURVALUABLESWealltakepossessionsawayfromthehome,includingitemssuchasjewellery,mobilephones,tabletcomputers,andhandbags.Whenbuyinghomeinsurance,wealwaysdiscussthis.Apolicythatprovidesoverseascovermeansyoucanoftensavemoneyonyourtravelpolicy—sinceyoudon’tneedtoinsuretheseitemstwice.WATCHOUTFORWATERIfthere’sdamagetoyourpropertycausedbyanescapeofwater,youmayhaveadditionalcostsinremovingandreplacinganyotherpartofthebuildingwhileaccessingthesourceoftheleak.Traceandaccesscoverisimportantasitcouldsaveyouasubstantialamountofmoneyshouldyourpropertydevelopaleak.ACCIDENTSHAPPENOneinfourhomeinsurancepoliciesdon’tincludeaccidentaldamagecover.Accidentaldamagecoverisrecommendedaseventhemostcarefulpersoncouldaccidentallyknockthetelevisionwhendecoratingorevenwhilecleaningthecarpet.Itmaysurpriseyoutolearncomprehensivehomeinsurance—whichincludesalltheimportantlevelsofcoverasstandard—maynotcostasmuchasyoumightthink.LeadinginsurancebrokerHigosInsuranceServicesrecentlyrevealedthat66percentoftheirclientshavepaidlessthan240fortheirnewhomeinsurancepolicyin2023.1.Howdoesoverseascoverbenefitaclient?A.Byincludingtravelessentialsinit.B.Byenlargingcovertohomerepairs.C.Byavoidingdoubleinsuranceonvaluables.D.Byofferingdiscountsontravelpackages.2.Whichcoversrisksoflossordamagecausedbyaleakingroof?A.Propertycover.B.Overseascover.C.Accidentaldamagecover.D.Traceandaccesscover.3.Whoisthistextmostlikelyintendedfor?A.Propertyinvestors.B.Travelinsurancebuyers.C.Homeinsuranceseekers.D.Personalfinancesenthusiasts.Iwastheonlykidincollegewithareasontogotothemailbox,becausemymotherneverbelievedinemail,orcellphonesingeneral.Iwasliterallywaitingbythemailboxtogetaletterwithawarmestcomfortfromher.SowhenImovedtoNewYorkandgotdepressed,IdidtheonlythingIcouldthinkof.Iwrotethosesamekindsofletterslikemymotherforstrangers,andtuckedthemalloverthecity:incafes,inlibraries,andeveninthesubway.Ibloggedaboutthoselettersandpromisedifaskedforahandwrittenletter,Iwouldwriteone.Overnight,myinboxbecamethisharborofheartbreak—asinglemotherinSacramento,agirlbeingbulliedinKansas,a22-year-oldimmigrant,allaskingmetowritethemandgivethemareasontowaitbythemailbox.AndthisishowIinitiatedtheactTheWorldNeedsMoreLoveLetters.TodayIrunaglobalorganizationfueledbythosetripstothemailbox.Itisamiracle.Butthethingabouttheselettersisthatmostofthemhavebeenwrittenbypeoplebroughtupinapaperlessworldwheresomebestconversationshappenonascreen.Wehavelearnedtorecordourpainontosocialmedia,andwespeakswiftlyontheInternet.Therefore,I’vebeencarryingthismailcrate(大木箱)withmethesedays,whichisamagicalicebreaker.SoIgettotelltotalstrangersaboutawomanwhosehusbandwastraumatized(受精神創(chuàng)傷的)fromwar,andhowsheleftlovelettersthroughoutthehousesaying,“Comebacktome.”Andaman,whohaddecidedtotakehislife,sleptsafelywithastackoflettersjustbeneathhispillow,handwrittenbystrangerswhowerethereforhim.Thesestoriesconvincemethatletter-writingwillneverneedtobeaboutefficiency,becauseitisanartnow.Allofitisthesigningandthescriptingandthemailing.4.Whydidtheauthorshareherexperienceincollege?A.Toshowhercareforherfamily.B.Toconveyherloveforwritingletters.C.Toexpressherfeelingsattachedtoletters.D.Toproveherconsistencyinwritingletters.5.Whatcausedtheauthortolaunchtheact?A.Sheadvocatedthepaperlesslifestyle.B.Sheintendedtoprovideprofessionalaid.C.Shetriedtoimprovehercommunicationskills.D.Sheaimedtogiveemotionalsupportwithletters.6.Whydoestheauthorcallthemailcrate“amagicalicebreaker”?A.Itcurespeopleofmentaldiseases.B.Itservesasaconversationstarter.C.Ithasmagicpowertomeltice.D.Itempowerspeopletobebrave.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FamilyLettersArePricelessB.LoveforWritingNeverDeclinesC.WorldNeedsMoreLoveLettersD.HandwrittenLettersImproveEfficiencyWhenadulthumansmeetababy,manycan’thelpspeakinginahigher-pitched(更高音的),sing-songvoice.Thisshift,knownasparentese,isnotuniquetohumans—ithasalsobeenobservedinanimalslikemonkeysandgorillas.Now,scientistsareaddingonemorespeciestothatlist:bottlenosedolphins.Dolphinsareintelligentanimalsthatliveandhuntingroups.Theycommunicateinauniqueway:everyindividualproducesitsownsignaturesoundthatactsmuchlikeanIDcard,usuallybyitsfirstbirthday.Buthowdoeseachcomeupwithitsdistinctivewhistle?Forbabies,itmighthavesomethingtodowithlisteningtoMum.Tosolvethismystery,researchersexaminedthesoundsmotherdolphinsmake.

Scientistsstudied34years’worthofrecordingsofsoundsmadeby19femalebottlenosedolphins.Whenthemotherdolphinswereneartheiryoung,theycontinuedtomaketheirsignaturesound,butatahigherfrequency.Theyalsousedawiderrangeoffrequenciesthantheydidwhentheirbabieswerenotnearby.Thisdiscoverysuggeststhatusingthesemodificationsmotherdolphinsassisttheiryounginlearninghowtoproducethesecallsbythemselves.Sincedolphinbabiesoftenspendsomeyearswiththeirmothersbeforelivingontheirown,itmakessensethatthisadaptationwouldhelpthemlearntocommunicate.Attheveryleast,thehigher-pitchedwhistlelikelygetsthebabies’attention.“It’simportantforababytoknow,‘Oh,Mum’stalkingtomenow,’”saysmarinebiologistJuneMann.Thiskindofresearchcouldhelpusunderstandhowlanguagedevelopedinhumans.“Itisabsolutelyessentialtohavebasicknowledgeaboutotherspeciesandhowtheycommunicate,”saysMann.“Iwouldbereallyinterestedtoseewhetherdolphinsalsochangetheirsoundswheninteractingwithbabiesofothers,whichiswhathappensinhumans.”8.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thismystery”refertoinparagraph2?A.Whydolphinsliveandplayingroups.B.Howdolphinsdeveloptheiruniquesounds.C.Whataspectsofintelligencedolphinspossess.D.Whetherdolphinscanuseparenteselikehumans.9.Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirstudyofdolphins?A.Byanalyzingmotherdolphins’soundfeatures.B.Byrecordingparent-childinteractionfrequencies.C.Bymeasuringthedistancebetweenparentandchild.D.Byexaminingthespeechorgansofmotherdolphins.10.Whatisasuggestedreasonwhydolphinmothersuseparentesewiththeiryoung?A.Tohelpthemlearntotalk.B.Toteachthemhuntingskills.C.Toexpressworryandcare.D.Todistracttheirattention.11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tocomparetheparenteseofhumansanddolphins.B.Toillustratethedevelopmentofdolphinintelligence.C.Tosharenewfindingsaboutdolphincommunication.D.Tohighlightthevalueofstudyingdolphins’language.Ⅱ.七選五Mostofushavebeenthere:Familiescanbeverydifficult,andfamilyproblemsareverypainful.1Lifeistooshortforustowastetimeboggeddownwithnegativitytowardsthepeopleyoulove.Howyouapproachthefamilymemberandwhatyousaycanmakeabigdifference.

Identifytherealproblem.2Perhapsyouarestrugglingwithhealthproblemsorpersonalproblemsthatyouhavebeenhidingfromyourfamily.Ormaybeyouareallgrievingoveralovedonewhohaspassedaway.Considertherealissueathand,asthiswillallowyoutobetteraddressit.

Waituntilyou’renotangrytodiscussthisproblem.Familyproblemscanbeverypainful,especiallyaroundfamily-centeredtimes,likeholidays.3Waitingallowsyoutoapproachtheissuelogically,ratherthanemotionally.

4Keepyourlanguagepositivewhenyoutalktoyourfamily.Avoidusinglanguagethatputstheblameonanyofyourfamilymembersorthatfeelsnegative.Negativityisaviciouscycle.

Accepteveryone’sfaults,includingyourown.Theysaythatbloodisthickerthanwater,andthatyoucanchooseyourfriends,butnotyourfamily.5

A.Avoidtheblamegame.B.Acceptblamewhenyoudeserveit.C.Trytofigureoutwhatisindeedgoingon.D.Thatmeansavoidingjudgmentwordsornamecallingofthefamilymember.E.However,therearewaystosolvefamilyproblemsandrestorepeacetothedynamics.F.Youmightbeabletocutpeopleout,butitcouldcauseyoumorepaindowntheroad.G.Youshouldtakeastepbackandgiveyourselfsometimetothinkbeforedealingwiththem.A篇1.核心單詞:treasurev.珍視,珍愛comprehensiveadj.全部的;所有的;詳盡的priorityn.優(yōu)先事項(xiàng);最重要的事;首要事情replacev.代替;取代;把……放回原處revealv.揭示;透露2.核心詞塊:anescapeofwater漏水a(chǎn)sstandard作為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)配置3.詞綴變形:insurancen.保險(xiǎn)→insurev.投保;給……保險(xiǎn)→insurern.承保人;保險(xiǎn)公司additionaladj.附加的;額外的;外加的→additionn.增加,添加;增加物,添加物accidentaladj.意外的,偶然的→accidentallyadv.偶然地→accidentn.(交通)事故